House Bill #5648 (2019)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION OF SALES
Allows license holders to restrict any person who has not reached his or her twenty first birthday from entering the licensed establishment after ten o'clock (10:00) pm.
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2019-02-27: Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation
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2019-03-08: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/14/2019)
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2019-03-14: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2019-06-07: Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2019)
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2019-06-07: Proposed Substitute
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2019-06-13: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2019-06-14: Placed on House Calendar (06/19/2019)
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2019-06-19: House passed Sub A
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2019-06-20: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2019)
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2019-06-25: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
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2019-06-26: Transmitted to Governor
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2019-06-28: Signed by Governor
Changes since original draft
2019 – H 5648- 2019 – H 5648 SUBSTITUTE A
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LC001757- LC001757/SUB A
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- S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION OF SALES
- Introduced By: Representative Raymond H. Johnston
- Date Introduced: February 27, 2019
- Referred To: House Special Legislation
- It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
- SECTION 1. Section 3-8-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-8 entitled "Regulation of Sales" is hereby amended to read as follows:
- 3-8-4. Drinking by or hiring of underage persons.
- (a) Use of a credit card for the purchase of beverages may be permitted by all classes of license holders and, notwithstanding the purchase of alcoholic beverages by credit card, license holders shall not sell or furnish beverages to any person who has not reached his or her twenty- first (21st) birthday to drink any beverage upon any licensed premises.
- (b) Licensees shall not hire any persons who have not reached their eighteenth (18th) birthday to sell or serve beverages in any place where those beverages may be consumed on the premises where sold.
(c) License holders may restrict any person who has not reached his or her twenty first birthday from entering the licensed establishment after ten o' clock (10:00) pm.- (c) License holders may enforce a prohibition against any patron who has not reached his or her twenty first birthday from entering the licensed establishment after ten o' clock (10:00) pm.
- SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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LC001757- LC001757/SUB A
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- EXPLANATION
- BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION OF SALES
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This act would allow license holders to restrict any person who has not reached his or her twenty first birthday from entering the licensed establishment after ten o'clock (10:00) pm. This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC001757 ========- This act would allow license holders to restrict any patron who has not reached his or her twenty first birthday from entering the licensed establishment after ten o'clock (10:00) pm.
- This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC001757/SUB A ========
Votes
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House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.
June 19, 2019 at 5:14pm
Yeas: 73 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 2 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for Passage
In Concurrence
June 25, 2019 at 5:56pm
Yeas: 37 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 1 /
Recused: 0